Firebrand (2024)
Henry VIII had six wives. One survived.
Director: Karim Aïnouz · Writers: Henrietta Ashworth, Jessica Ashworth
Katherine Parr, the sixth wife of King Henry VIII, is named regent while the tyrant battles abroad. When the king returns, increasingly ill and paranoid, Katherine finds herself fighting for her own survival.
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Director
Karim Aïnouz
Cast
Alicia Vikander
Katherine Parr 
Jude Law
Henry VIII 
Eddie Marsan
Edward Seymour 
Sam Riley
Thomas Seymour 
Simon Russell Beale
Stephen Gardiner 
Erin Doherty
Anne Askew 
Ruby Bentall
Cat 
Bryony Hannah
Ellen 
Maia Jemmett
Dot 
Amr Waked
El Farabi 
Patsy Ferran
Princess Mary
Junia Rees
Princess Elizabeth User Reviews (1)
This rather sumptuous historical drama starts off with a caption that tells us we are all taught from history books about men and war. That appears to serve the purpose of excusing what comes next from at attempts to reflect what little is actually known of Katherine Parr. She was the final wife of England's Henry VIII and was known as a woman who favoured the translation of the bible from Latin into English to broaden it's access by the people. She (Alicia Vikander) quickly finds a powerful enemy in Bishop Gardiner (Sir Simon Russell Beale) who strives to prove the point of her friend, the rabble-rouser, Anne Askew (Erin Doherty) that it's important to the clergy and, indeed, to the King himself (Jude Law) that the interpretation of God's word is left to those more qualified - and certainly more adept at controlling the message it might convey! With Askew's life in constant danger, the …
